Vintage 80's Kuwahara gets built up into its former, now retro, glory.

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Ride along as we adorn this classic MTB with dia compe and suntour components to revivify this beauty to it former glory. The groupset is a bit newer than the frame but so is the usage. As we build up this bike into the steel wonder it was in the 1980's and more.
0:00 - 0:47 Components
0:47 - 1:17 Fork crown race installation
1:17 - 4:00 Headset cups installation
4:00 - 5:22 Headset fork and frame assembly
5:22 - 8:10 Front cantilever brake install
8:10 - 11:07 Rear canti install
11:07 - 13:21 BB install
13:21 - 15:00 Crank install
15:00 - 15:45 Front derailleur
15:45 - 15:59 Rear derailleur
15:59 - 16:15 Rear wheel
16:15 - 17:01 Stem and bars
17:01 - 18:57 Chain
18:57 - 21:24 Rear derailleur cable
21:24 - 21:40 rear gear check
21:40 - 23:36 Front derailleur cable
23:36 - 23:56 Front gear check
23:56 - 25:57 Front brake cable
25:57 - 28:27 Front brake cable
28:27 - 29:27 Seat post and saddle
29:27 - 30:57 Front wheel
30:57 - 33:34 Front brake adjustment
33:34 - 38:16 Rear brake adjust
38:16 - 40:00 Cutting cables
40:00 - 41:59 Reveal and End

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@leica842 Ай бұрын

Beautiful Kuwahara, Classic 80s .

@TheUndeadMechanic Ай бұрын

Thanks. Im sure the new owner will be proud.

@java9594 Ай бұрын

Definitely turned out great! The color is perfect … reminds me of my old ‘82 VW Rabbit😂

@TheUndeadMechanic Ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words. Glad I triggered that nostalgia of the rabbit. Underappreciated boxy little things. Nothing better than a highly tuned gti🙂

@LaserrSharp Ай бұрын

Well done!

@TheUndeadMechanic Ай бұрын

Thank you, sir.

@java9594 Ай бұрын

I have similar Dia-Compe brakes on my ‘89 Shogun Trail Breaker that is more for just cruising around & work just fine for my use.

@TheUndeadMechanic Ай бұрын

Yep. With those big levers its easy to put some real pressure. There is an old trail breaker for sale here and I was considering it for a project.

@layspeed Ай бұрын

Very nice indeed! I have a red Kuwahara Shasta I picked up cheap with Bio-Pace chainrings. I'm going to fix it up for a friend.

@TheUndeadMechanic Ай бұрын

Thank you. Good luck on the project. I love how practical these old frames still are. For me its the hallmark of good design.

@layspeed Ай бұрын

@@TheUndeadMechanic thanks, it should be a fun quick project. I agree with the design. I love the lugged frame.

@pawelkarpinski7961 Ай бұрын

this will be hot!

@TheUndeadMechanic Ай бұрын

I think you will like it.

@pawelkarpinski7961 Ай бұрын

@@TheUndeadMechanic Personally I ride slack geometry, pre 1990s MTB frames. So it will be very interesting to me. :-)

@TheUndeadMechanic Ай бұрын

@pawelkarpinski7961 I find it interesting that many people have show a dislike for sloping top tubes and more upright geometry. It's almost as if the was a time when MTB was fun and a time when it got too serious. And they want the fun back.